Clima en Colombo (Sri Lanka) en julio
Colombo en julio: sofocante, muy lluvioso, con aire bochornoso — una apuesta, con 28 días de lluvia.
Actualizado: septiembre de 2026 · normales climáticas del reanálisis ERA5
n.º 6 de 12 meses en Colombo · n.º 1075 de 1413 destinos para visitar en julio · confort 59/100 (nivel D)
- Días
- 31°C
- Noches
- 26°C
- Días de lluvia
- 28
- Sol
- 9.6 h
- Humedad
- 86%
- Horas de luz
- 13 h

Cómo es julio en Colombo
The monsoon continues, and the Esala Perahera (movable, July or August) takes elephants and dancers through Kandy for ten nights.
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fiabilidad: high
Notas de viajeros sobre Colombo en julio
Forum posters describe July rain as short and scattered rather than an all-day event - typically evening showers on the southwest coast (where Colombo sits) with plenty of sunny, dry stretches in between, hot around 29C throughout. The clearer regional split posters emphasize: the east coast is calm and swimmable in July while the south/southwest coast can run rougher seas, especially through mid-July - after that, conditions on the southwest coast generally settle down too. The overall read is that July is entirely visitable with the right coast choice, not a month to avoid outright.
Otros meses en Colombo
Regulars are specific that early in this month can still carry some of November's unsettled weather, with conditions typically clearing by mid-month - the same window where holiday-season prices also climb, a real trade-off between weather and cost. Our row backs that hot, genuinely wet read, 31C reading as a hot 36C, over 24.3C nights, with a substantial 146.6mm of rain across 16.2 days and humidity at 82 percent. Regulars are consistent this counts among the cooler, less humid stretches of the year here even though Sri Lanka stays humid year-round by most other standards. The sea sits at a warm, swimmable 28.8C regardless of which half of the month a trip lands in. The record: 9.5 hours of sun, a 12.7 kph wind and AQI 74.
Colombo-forum threads on April weather confirm this sits right at the hottest, most humid point of the year, the stretch just before the rains properly arrive, with afternoon temperatures regularly touching mid-30s and humidity climbing alongside it. Posters describe mornings as reliably bright and sunny, showers building through the afternoon and arriving as a brief, heavy downpour rather than an all-day event, more frequent as the month wears on. Regulars are consistent the first half of April runs noticeably more comfortable than the back half, worth front-loading a Colombo stretch of a longer Sri Lanka itinerary if the schedule allows. Light, breathable clothing and frequent water breaks are called essential regardless of which half of the month a trip lands in. The record: 32.3C days feeling like a punishing 39C, 25.7C nights, a notably high 161mm across over 25 days, a 30.6C sea and 82 percent humidity.
Sri Lanka-forum threads on November weather (Colombo specifically among the destinations discussed) confirm it's the rainiest month of the year islandwide, though posters note the second half of the month usually runs better than the first. Coastal, low-lying areas like Colombo stay hot and humid enough that regulars advise against proper waterproof rain gear, an umbrella doing the job better without trapping heat against the skin. Showers, when they arrive, are heavy but limited to a few hours, and by some estimates roughly two-thirds of November days still deliver enough sunshine. Swimming on the open southwest coast is a bad bet this month, seas staying rough until at least mid-December. The record actually runs far wetter than the two-thirds-sunny framing suggests: 30.7C days feeling like a punishing 37C, 24.3C nights, a notably high 400mm across nearly 25 days, 86 percent humidity, a 29.2C sea and 8.1 hours of sun.
March is one of the two sunniest months across Sri Lanka and a good one for the west coast, and the qualification regulars add is about humidity rather than rain: this is a tropical country and it gets very humid. Our row's 31.8C reads as 38C at 77 percent. On rain they describe the inter-monsoon pattern - mostly sunny with showers possible towards the evening that do not last long - which is how 90mm spread across 15.7 precipitation days can still read as a sunny month. North of Colombo runs hot and dry; the south-west gets the occasional shower. The record: 25C nights, 10.5 hours of sun, a 29.2C sea and AQI 111.
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Normales climáticas de Colombo — julio
Medias mensuales del reanálisis ERA5. El AQI es el índice de calidad del aire de EE. UU. (US AQI) medio del mes.
Afluencia en Colombo en julio
Cuánta gente hay en el propio lugar: vacaciones escolares y masivas, los meses que marcó el editor y cuánto atrae su clima. Nunca cuenta en la puntuación de confort.
Temporada mediavacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal(estimado)
Máxima afluenciaConcurridoTemporada mediaTranquilo
Los mejores meses para el clima de Colombo
Ordenados según la propia puntuación de confort climático de este destino a lo largo del año, algo distinto de cuánta gente hay (consulta Afluencia, más arriba).
Clima aceptableEl clima de Colombo alcanza su mejor momento de enero a marzo, sobre todo hacia febrero.
Mejor climaClima aceptableClima más duro
Qué hay en Colombo en julio
Eventos de temporada recurrentes, espectáculos naturales, cierres y festivos, seleccionados y con fuente.
- Temporada
East coast season
1 May – 30 Sep · normalmenteTemporada secaWhile this coast is under the monsoon, the other side of the island is in its dry season: Trincomalee, Pasikudah and the surf at Arugam Bay are at their best exactly when Colombo is at its worst.
- Temporada
Southwest (Yala) monsoon
15 May – 15 Sep · normalmenteRiesgoThe southwest monsoon soaks Colombo and the west and south coasts, with rain in heavy bursts and a sea too rough for the beach towns south of the city. Low season here, high season on the far side of the island.
Cerca, y con algo en marcha
A menos de 300 km de Colombo —una excursión de un día o un trayecto corto— y con algo en marcha este mes. Nunca cuenta en la puntuación de confort.
¿Dónde está Colombo?
Colombo en julio — preguntas frecuentes
- ¿Es julio un buen momento para visitar Colombo?
- Colombo en julio: sofocante, muy lluvioso, con aire bochornoso — una apuesta, con 28 días de lluvia. Es el mes n.º 6 de 12 en Colombo según la puntuación de confort de SeasonMap (59/100).
- ¿Qué tiempo hace en Colombo en julio?
- En julio, Colombo tiene una máxima media diaria de 30.6°C y una mínima de 26.2°C, con unos 196.2 mm de lluvia repartidos en unos 27.5 días de lluvia.
- ¿Cómo es la calidad del aire en Colombo en julio?
- En julio, Colombo tiene un índice de calidad del aire (US AQI) medio de unos 55.
A menos de 300 km: The Gathering at Minneriya en Sigiriya, hacia 15 Jul – 30 Sep y Blue and sperm whale season en Trincomalee, hacia 1 May – 15 Oct.